You should get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks if you’ve been endorsed by the Department for International Trade (DIT). You’ll usually get a decision on your visa within 8 weeks if you’ve been endorsed by a UK higher education institution.

You cannot be granted entry clearance as Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur if you have been previously granted leave to remain in the UK as a:

Tier 1 (Post study Work) migrant, or

Participant in the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland Scheme, or

Participant in the International Graduates Scheme, or

The Science and Engineering Graduate Scheme.

Entry Clearance as Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur is initially granted for 12 months which can be extended for further 12 months prior to the expiry of the leave to remain. You cannot stay in the UK for more than 2 years under the Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa category. Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur category does not lead to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). However, it is possible to switch from Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur into other visa categories e.g. Tier 1 Entrepreneur or Tier 2 General which lead to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). Time spent in the UK under Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur will be counted towards 10 years continuous and lawful residence for an ILR application based on 10 years long residence.

Points Scoring for Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur

To be granted Entry Clearance as Tier 1 (Graduate entrepreneur) you must score:

75 points for attributes

10 points for English language skills

10 points for funds for maintenance

Attributes: pass mark = 75 Points

Points Available

You have been endorsed by:

a UK Higher Educational Institution (HEI) or

the Department for International Trade (DIT).

This is in the form of a letter.

25

You have been awarded a recognised:

bachelor’s degree

master’s degree, or

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

25

The endorsement letter confirms that your endorsing body considers you to have a genuine and credible business idea and is satisfied you will spend the majority of your working time furthering this. The endorsement must also confirm your intended business sector (points will not be awarded for businesses engaged in property development/management).

25

English language: pass mark = 10

Points Available

Evidence proving you meet the requirement of English language skills to the required standard.

10

Maintenance (money): pass mark = 10

Points Available

To qualify for entry clearance as Tier 1(Graduate entrepreneur) you must show you have enough money to support yourself.

The immigration solicitors at Sunrise Solicitors are experts in dealing with application for entry clearance as Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur. The quality of our service is self-evident from the clients' reviews about the service provided by our immigration lawyers. You can contact us if you are seeking legal help from immigration lawyers in London in relation to your application for entry clearance as Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur and our immigration solicitors will provide you fast, friendly, reliable and professional immigration service.

If instructed to represent you regarding your Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur entry clearance application, we will do the following immigration casework for you on your behalf:

Taking detailed instructions from you and advising you about the relevant immigration laws and procedures to be adopted by the Home Office, UKVI in your application for entry clearance as Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur;

Referring you to an accountant who can provide you with help and assistance with the preparation of business plan to be submitted in support of the application for entry clearance as Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur;

Reviewing the business plan to ensure that it satisfies the genuineness test of the Home Office, UKVI and liaising with the Accountant to ensure that the business plan is revised as necessary;

Advising you on the weaknesses and strengths of the business plan;

Discussing your case in detail with you and advising you about the weaknesses and strengths of your immigration case;

Advising you about the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your entry clearance application as Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur;

Considering the contents of the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur application and discussing the same with you;

Completing the application form for entry clearance as Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur and discussing the same with you;

Preparing a cover letter to introduce and support your Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur entry clearance application. In the cover letter, our immigration solicitors will explain in detail how all the relevant legal requirements for the grant of the visa have been satisfied;

Preparing you for interview by the Home Office, UKVI in relation to the Tier 1 Entrepreneur entry clearance application and discussing with you the possible questions to be asked by the Home Office, interviewing officer during the interview;

Liaising with the Home Office, UKVI for a timely decision on your Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur entry clearance application;

Protecting your interests while your application for entry clearance as Tier 1 Entrepreneur is pending with the Home Office, UKVI and keeping you informed on the progress of your entry clearance application;

Doing all the follow up work until decision is reached on your Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa application;

Advising you on the outcome of our application as well as advising further steps to be taken by you upon receipt of the decision from the Home Office, UKVI.

Our Fee For Entry Clearance As Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur

We will charge you a fee from £1,500.00 (No VAT) for our professional immigration services in relation to your Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa application. The agreed fee will depend on the complexity of the matter and the casework involved in the matter.

If you cannot afford to pay our fee in full at the time of instructing us in relation to your matter, you can pay half of the fee at the time of instructing us and rest of the fee can be paid by monthly instalments.

The agreed fee will cover all our work until decision by the Home Office on the application. However, it is pertinent to note that the agreed fee will not cover any disbursements to be incurred by the company on your behalf e.g. translation of documents, Home Office fee etc.